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Appendix

Military Capabilities and Corresponding Modernization Programs

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Army ProgramsNavy ProgramsAir Force ProgramsMarine ProgramsAll Programs
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Army Programs

What is the state of the Army's M1A1/2 Abrams main battle tank?

What is the state of the Army's M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle?

What is the state of the Army's Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle?

What is the state of the Army's M133 Armored Personnel Carrier??

What is the state of the Army's HMMWV light-wheeled vehicle?

What is the state of the Army's AH-64 A-D Apache and AH-64E helicopters?

What is the state of the Army's UH-60 Black Hawk and UH-60M Black Hawk?

What is the state of the Army's CH-47D Chinook and CH-47F Chinook helicopters?

What is the state of the Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle?

Navy Programs

NIMITZ CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER: Modernization Score

What is the state of the Navy's Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser and Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer?

What is the state of the Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry-Class Frigate, Littoral Combat Ship, and Avenger-Class Mine Counter Measure?

What is the state of the Navy's SSGN Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines?

What is the state of the Navy's SSBN Ohio-class submarine?

What is the state of the Navy's LPD-17, LSD-41, LSD-49 amphibious warfare ships?

What is the state of the Navy's LPD-17, LSD-41, LSD-49 amphibious warfare ships?

What is the state of the Navy's E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft?

What is the state of the Navy's EA-6B Prowler and EA-186G Growler?

What is the state of the Navy's F/A-18 A-D Hornet and F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet?

Air Force Programs

What is the state of the Navy's B-52, B-1, B-2 strategic bombers?

What is the state of the Air Force's A-10 Thunderbolt II, F-16, and F-35A ground attack aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's F-15 and F-22 fighter aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's KC-10 and Kc-135 tankers?

What is the state of the Air Force's C-5 heavy-lift aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's C-17 heavy-lift aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's C-130 medium-lift aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's Global Hawk, Predator, Reaper, Rivet Joint, and U-2 aircraft?

What is the state of the Air Force's E-3 AWACS and E-8 JSTARS command and control systems?

What is the state of the Air Force's GPS and SBIRS satellite systems?

Marines Programs

What is the state of the Marine's M1A1/2 Main Battle Tank?

What is the state of the Marine's HMMWV light wheeled vehicle?

What is the state of the Marine's AAV-7A1 and LAV-25 vehicles?

What is the state of the Marine's AH-1W Super Copra and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters?

What is the state of various Marine's air/ground attack aircraft?

What is the state of the Marine's medium-lift CH-46E Sea Knight?

What is the state of the Marine's CH-53E heavy-lift rotocraft?

What is the state of the Marine's KC-130J Tanker?

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